Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-05-13

Meeting Of the Teachers Association wa
held in the Rockville Town Hall last Fri
day, May 9th. There was full attend
ance and general interest manifested il
the proceedings.
At 10 c'clsck the meeting was called Il
order by the President, and after rsll-cal
by the Secretary was entertained by soM'
we'll executed selections of music by Prof
Walkers Brswningsvills choir, accsmpa
MED by organ and cernet.
| The miscellaneous business consisted il
passing the following preamble and resolu
ten:
WHEREAS, The spirit of the times de
mands that our teachers should be fully &C
quainted with all new methods Of education
and
WHEREAS, 1t is beyond the means o
many teachers to supply themselves indi
vidually:
Resoiued That this Association, in addi
ton to its present functions, hereby forms
itself into Library Association under the
following rules and regulations:
LIST. All members of the Teachers Asse
citation shall be members Of the Library As.
ISOLATION. t#N
End. That an appropriation equal to one
dollar for each teacher is hereby made to
initiate the Library movement.
Bird. A quarterly assessment OF - cents
las may be determined hereatter) shall BIZ
paid by each teacher
4th. The Library shall We kept in the
Public School House at Rockville.
A committee was then chosen by the As
ISOLATION, to wit, Mr.. Thsmas Story, Mr.. r.
J. Green and Miss Lucy Garrett, to prepare
further rules and regulations to be reported
to the next meeting for its consideration.
The regular business was then taken up,
viz: "Is the study Of Grammar as taught in
our schools the best means Of learning cor
rect use of the English languagsg"
Prof. Newell, Principal Of the Normal
School, discussed this question. He seemed
to think our present system was not the
best-that rules OF grammar were Of but
little use to young scholars, that the proper
place for learning grammar by rules and
diagrams was the High School; yet as many
of eur pupils will never have the advantage
of High Schools, it becomes necessary to do
the best we can for them until seine better
method can be devised but in the mean
time We must by no means neglect to teach
practical grammar to even the youngest;
that this Can be done by correcting all i'm.
proper forms Of speech, by requiring all
pupils, young or old, in conversation with
the teacher 10 express themselves clearly
and in properly connected terms that il is
needless when you correcta child's bad gram
mar To tell him why he is wrong, that there
really is NO reason, that grammar writers do
not profess to say that this or that is right
or wrong, but that all learned and ready
speakers and writers most usually adept
such use OF language, and which therefore
the grammarians conclude it must We right,
in preference To the use of language as
adopted by the illiterate and ignerant.
The next question, "ShSuld Arithmetic
be taught in classes ?" was discussed by
Messrs. Baggerly and Simmons, the former
favoring the class system aud the latter the
individual system.
The last subject was "The advantage Of
vocal music in public Schools" The remarks
ON this subject by Messrs. Amiss, Story and
Laymon could hardly be called discussion,
at least not debate, for they were all ON
enc side-al contended that there were
most decided advantages in music every
where, and in NO place much more than In
the public schools.
The School Commissioners having re-.
solved to adopt a music beck to be used in
eur schools, referred the selection of such
book to the Association, and the Associa.
ton authorized the President to associate
with himself two other teachers AS cem-
mittee to attend te that business and report
at next meeting. The committee consist Of
the President, Mr. J. f. Phillips aud Mr.. j.
F. Boyer
A most interesting and entertaining feature
of the day was the fine music rendered by
Pref Walker and his pupils. The Associs-
ton expressed its appreciation of it by ten
dering the singers aud players a unani-
nous vote of thanks.
Prof.. Newell announced that the State
Teachers Association will meet at Hygiea
Hotel, Old Point Comfort, on July the 9th.
All teachers from the county wishing 10 at
tend will be considered AS delegates ID the
State Association.
The Association then adjourned To June
the 2SLh.
New Turnpike Company-An infor.
NAL meeting was held II the Office Of II. W.
Talbot, this luwn, ON Thursday Of last week
to discuss the practicability OF organizing a